It is wet and miserable. But what can you do, now that we are entering into the thirty-second consecutive day of rain? The last thing you want to do is to stay all day in a coffee shop. You can only drink so many refills or order so many 8 dollar cups of coffee. Why don’t you go for a nice walk along the many scenic places that Vancouver has to offer? Do you really want to get splashed by cars driving by you or do you hate it when your jeans are soaking wet and the water is slowly rising up to your mid calve?

Well, good news if you want to get out of the house. Come down to Vancouver’s trendy neighborhood of Kitsilano. Now after you purchase your cup of coffee you are wandering and saying to yourself ” where else can I go?”. Head straight towards Chestnut street and just before you reach English Bay. You will see a Crab sculpture made out of reflective metal. You have now entered the gates of H R Macmillian space centre or better known in the neighbourhood as Vancouver Planetarium.

What is this place you may ask? Imagine a place where you feel you are lifted from your feet. Better yet brings you back as a child and wondering what’s it like to float around and see what space exploration is like. Walk to a different section of the planetarium and get a chance to see what is out in space learning about different planets and other worlds.

Learn about cutting-edge discoveries and understand what are black holes and how they are created. My favorite would be math and understanding how mathematics relates to seeing how the universe works. Another fun learning experience would be the earth’s system and why things are the way they are. You ever ask yourself why do we have a summer solstice which is the longest day of the year. Who can forget meteor showers going through the sky every summer? The beauty of science and how man is able to develop technology so we can experience what the outer solar system is.

So grab your compass card come straight down to Kitsilano and to H R Macmillian space centre. Stay warm and dry and enjoy the many things you can do when it’s just wet and miserable.